The Freedom-class has been developed by Lockheed Martin, and one of its distinctive features is the trimaran hull design.

The first serious problem was found in the USS Independence, the radical trimaran design. It seems that a dissimilar metals situation arose when salt water, the aluminum hull, and some other metals ...

The design ramps up the efficiency and makes better use of the engine’s horsepower. Other variations in hulls that you may see include rounded hulls of tugboats, pontoons, and the multi-hull types ...

The Austal design was a three-hull trimaran. Both LCS types turned out to be more expensive and more complex than the US Navy ...

When they opened bidding for the program, Lockheed Martin submitted a traditional steel monohull design and Australian shipbuilder Austal offered up an aluminum trimaran based on a high-speed ...

Eureka Naval Craft is introducing its suite of high-speed AIRCAT (air cushion catamarans) surface effect ships (SES), already ...

Naval Architects and marine engineers from around the world gathered in Honolulu in September for the 11th International Conference on Fast Sea Transportation (FAST 2011). The four-day biannual ...

The LCS is available in two as a trimaran or single hull design. This further complicated maintenance and increased the workload for the crews. Moreover the initial estimate of each ship costing $460 ...

The trimaran hull is made from advanced composites, and even features a floodable dock for launching and retrieving runabouts or landing parties. But the crème de la crème of this new ship is ...

From captain-less cargo ships to robotic rescue boats, unmanned maritime vessels will soon rule the sea — and finally unlock its untapped potential. As recently as a decade ago, the idea of ...

A search for his origins led Archie Moore to the farthest corners of Australia’s history and the Golden Lion prize at the Venice Biennale. By Aruna D’Souza Decades of planning and ...